Today, I took my girlfriend of nearly 2 years out to dinner so I could propose. When the waiter brought the check, I caused a bit of a scene to get everyone's attention. When I got on my knee and proposed, she said no and asked if I could hurry up and pay, because she was embarrassed. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I gathered both mine and my girlfriend's families secretly to a restaurant. I paid the restaurant to play romantic music, and paid for the best table available. As soon as we finished our meal, our families gathered around and I proposed. She laughed and said no way. FML
Today, I took my girlfriend to a very nice restaurant. I thought it would be a good place to pop the question. I gave the ring to the waiter and asked him to put it on her dessert plate. When she saw it, she picked it up, put it down, and said "No". Then she started to eat her dessert. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend in front of about 75 people in the fanciest restaurant in town. She told me she was already engaged, while holding up her right hand. FML
Today, I planned to propose to my girlfriend in front of her family at dinner. I had the ring ready and got down on one knee. She immediately burst into laughter and said, "Are you kidding?" The family stared in silence, and I quickly realised she was just teasing me... until I stood up and knocked over an entire table of drinks. FML
Today, my boyfriend took me on a surprise date to an expensive restaurant. After the meal, he got down on his knee and proposed. We've only been dating for two weeks, so I said no. He just silently kept staring me in the eyes, no matter what I said or did. I ended up having to walk home. FML
Today, at a restaurant, I happily watched as my boyfriend of three years got down on his knees and proposed to me. Before I could say yes and hug him, a girl flung herself at him, kissed him and shouted, "Yes!" With us still highly confused, she then ran away. FML
Today, I took my girlfriend of five and a half years to family dinner at a restaurant. After we all had finished dessert, I got down on one knee, pulled out my great grandmother's ring and proposed. The entire restaurant was dead silent. She looked around and then slowly walked out. FML
Today, I was going to propose to my girlfriend of 3 years. I got reservations for a romantic dinner, and at the end, fireworks would spell out my proposal. The whole thing had taken weeks to plan out and had cost me a lot of money. She proposed to me at a subway station first. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend of two years after eating in a 5-star restaurant. She said that she wasn't ready, and that she would walk home by herself, which she did. A homeless gentleman walked up from behind me, patted me on the back, and said, "Bitches, man." I cried. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend in public. She happily said yes, and the surrounding crowd cheered for us. About 10 minutes later, after the excitement died down, she leaned over and quietly said, "Actually, I don't want to marry you. I only said yes so I wouldn't disappoint the crowd." FML
Feel like sharing it with the other FML users?
Thanks, your FML was submitted, and will appear in the moderation queue soon!
Top comments
ileenefudge 29
Why make a scene? Were you assuming she would say yes just because everyone was looking at her? I'd be embarrassed too, because that's just asking for trouble in my opinion and if she says no(which she did) then people make her out to be cruel and heartless.
DocBastard 40
In my humble opinion, no proposal should ever be rejected because everyone who proposes should be DAMNED SURE the answer will be "yes". If you aren't absolutely positive, don't do it.
Add a comment · Reply to
You must be logged in to be able to post comments!
Comments (111)
v1k1rox 12
YDI for thinking a two year relationship is long enough to propose. Also YDI for causing a scene.
neuroticallyyour_fml 17
This is why you NEVER, EVER propose in public unless your woman has explicitly stated she wants a public proposal.
Kyle_Kawi27 7
Dump that hoe.
MzZombicidal 36
You don't dump with hoes, you dig with them.
worldclassrager 41
The time wasn't right...but the time will be soon...
perdix 31
You should have left the ring on your pillow and left for work. Wait, that didn't work . . . um, never mind.
queerdragon 20
Marriages should have trust, communication, and love. You should know your partner well enough to know when to propose and how to do it. You would not take someone afraid of water out on a boat to propose. So you should have known your girlfriend did not want to get surprised with a proposal in public. I had a guy pop the question in a similar way. He did it in front of my whole family. He never asked if I wanted to get married or have children. We had been dating casually for a year. He broke up with me the moment I said "No. I don't want to get married, ever." So, you need to talk these things out or you will end up with traumatic memories that likely ruin the relationship.
timss4 19
You run that risk when you do it in public, but yeah I can understand being shocked by a no after 2 years lol
Missyeru 14
Did you talk to her? Thinks like marriage are usually talked about before you blindly pop the question....
chuckcloninger 12
Of the two I would've thought you would've been the most embarrassed one. Before I poped the question we had talked about getting married several times and in detail. So I knew what the answer would be before I asked. Have to ask you what was the reason for wanting to have a whole restaurant full of people you don't know involved in such a private moment. Sounds like grandstanding to me.
esthoar 8
That's why you should never propose in public. I mean, it COULD work out amazing but there's always the chance... And then it's either they feel pressured to say yes and then say no later which I imagine is prettttty painful or they say no on the spot which is probably one of the most humiliating moments you'll ever go through.